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I just started the soviet holmes and from what i've seen from the first two episodes I love Watson's characterization here. Like they give him proper interactions and personality throughout the episode its great. Its a very nice contrast to the usual issue tv adaptations have where they don't give Watson enough to do. Because he is the narrator of the books, without him needing to narrate anymore they don't know what to do with him. I love how he suspects Holmes of being a criminal in the first episode, it makes sense for him to think that way with the limited information he has on Holmes. They keep his militaristic mannerisms and edge without making him rude or mean. I absolutely love it. As of right now this is probably my favorite Watson adaptiation i've seen.
I just watched "The King of Blackmail" soviet adaptation and omg I loved it so much. This case has always been very interesting to me, like Watson and Holmes literally break into this dudes house, witness a murder, and leave. Like the woman who kills Milverton came out of nowhere. The case kinda solves itself. I love this case don't get me wrong but it is formatted so differently to the others. There isn't much of an investigation. They know the who the "guilty" party is and they go to obtain the doccuments. This case reminds me a lot of A Scandal In Bohemia in the way they both involve breaking into somewhere to get blackmail. Although in this case, Sherlock is on the side of morality as opposed to in Bohemia he is technically in the wrong morally. I love the beginning scene with Mycroft. They did a great job at showing his dynamic with Holmes while still showing off his better deduction skills.
Having Watson interrupt Milverton during their negotiation in 221B was also very cool. Watson's strong sense of morality and justice making him lash out at Milverton's corrupt business practices. Holmes having to remind Watson to be civil was cool too. Even though they both think Milverton is unethical. Watson grabbing a chair to strike him with when he pulled out his weapon was cool. It shows off his quick call to action during threatening situations. I love this adaptation of Watson. They keep his shorter temper while maintaining his sense of duty and justice. When he speaks with Holmes about his plan to break into Milverton's place to steal the letters he is conflcted with the legality of the situation. Holmes takes advantage of Watson's sense of duty and reminds him of their client and how Milverton deserves this. The morality and legality of the situation are so cool. Not to mention Watson insisting he come with Holmes. It is either they both go or neither and I love that. The musical direction and cinematography of the burglury scene are wonderful. I love how this adaptation is presented. Like half of the episode is dedicated to setting up the case and the other half is the proper investigation/solving of the case.
Having the duo leave behind evidence when they're roaming around is interesting. Holmes even mentions this, he says that even though he solves crimes for a living, he wasn't even able to hide his own evidence. Overall this was a lovely episode I loved it lol.
I’m making a playlist of Sherlock Holmes video essays and stuff on youtube.
Like any adaptations I just want sherlock videos lmao
I feel like there aren’t a lot of youtube retrospectives about sherlock
OH M Y GOD IM WATCHING THE SOVET HOLMES AND THE EPISODE AFTER THE FINAL PROBLEM WATSON GOES INTO SHERLOCK'S ROOM (which is covered in dust:() AND PLAYS HIS VIOLIN. THE VOILIN SOLO VER OF THE INTRO MUSIC CLASHING AGAINST WATSON'S UNPRACTICED PLAYING IS SO COOL!
This episode makes me so sad, like Mrs. Hudson not wanting to rent out the place again to keep his stuff in tact and Watson being so gentle with his stuff I can't I'm not even 10 minutes into this episode yet but omg we need to talk about this adaptation more it is so so so so soooo good I love it
They mean so much to me bro
I love how the soviet holmes movies aren't afraid of letting men cry. Like Watson cries when Sherlock dies. Sherlock is so kind with Mrs. Hudson I love them so much. Watson and Mrs. Hudson giving him a hug is so nice to see. Sherlock only crying after they cry too bro, thats so real. I love them so much we need more love for this adaptation is SO GOOD.
I’m watching the soviet Holmes Baskerville episode and I just cannot get over the dynamic between Holmes and Watson.
This entire adaptation portrays them so well. You can really tell they care about each-other. Their personalities bounce so well off of one another and you can really tell that they enjoy being around each other. Holmes actually cares and respects Watson. Watson admires and respects Holmes. They see each other as equals.
They’re so important to me we I think this adaptation is my favorite and I wish there was more of a fanbase behind it. By far this is the best portrayal of Watson. He is given plot and story, and for a majority of the movies, he is the one we are following. Just like the books, we see things through Watson. He is given that protagonist role and it works perfectly. He is strong and smart, he isn’t belittled here.
I love the actors too they’re perfectly casted. They flow so well together
Like look at them they are Watson and Holmes.
He is so kind to him like the way he talks so softly
They're so well done I love the Soviet Movies bro
Its the way he doesn't even try to help him lmao
this makes me laugh every time. Holmes just watches him fall and is completely unbothered
I… cannot… He puts his hand on his shoulder, and then his head!?
Is there anyone who doesn’t think they are married omg…
So usually he listens to his snoring, which is so cute!?
There is so much love in these movies I love them dearly
In under 30 seconds, we’ve got two hugs that Watson really put his whole heart into. They were apart for like, a week 🥺
Tryna convert them to my style, dont beat me up i promise it will get better, practice makes perfect little old men, thats what the grand Artist manuscript says yes yes
Yeah the Russian one lol People call the Russian adaptation the "Soviet" movies
But its super good and super underrated
They give Sherlock cute readin glasses
Joking with my dad in the car led me to the idea that every time Holmes has his trademark “sudden contemplative silences,” he’s actually just having a seizure from chronic lack of sleep and cocaine abuse
Which social media would Sherlock Holmes characters have, according to a discussion I had with my friends in the middle of a night a couple days ago. This is ACD Holmes I think but leaning onto Soviet movies somewhat.
(And yes I'm aware telegram isn't popular outside of russian-speaking internet but just let it be part of the joke i guess)
Holmes: a lot of fake accounts on every website ever, but the only place that he actually posts on for himself is his telegram channel about tobacco varieties that has almost no followers. When Watson learned that Holmes has telegram, he was pissed because he thought Holmes is there to buy drugs.
Watson: he's a really popular ao3 writer. Also has a tumblr blog and an insta where he posts pictures of food, pictures of Holmes and sometimes his drawings (which he photographs with a lot of random stuff in the background for "aesthetics"). He also created a number of "official" Sherlock Holmes accounts without telling Holmes and makes all the posts there himself.
Mrs Hudson: facebook, where she posts recipes, household advices and stuff like that, and occasionally grumbles about Holmes and Watson. Also whenever they do something that really pisses her off, she would list the flat for rent, but always take it down shortly.
Moriarty: tumblr where he mostly posts about maths and a personal website to advertise as a private math tutor. Also a private telegram channel that Holmes somehow managed to follow from a fake acc.
Lestrade: EVERY social media ever. Most notably, twitter, where he always gets in fights (especially with Holmes's fake accs). He also set up an official Scotland Yard tiktok where he just makes really bad edits of policemen just walking somewhere with some music and lots of filters on.
Irene Adler: Instagram. Also onlyfans where she posts really rarely and she's always fully clothed, but she still has like thousands on thousands of followers there.
Mycroft: an official twitter that he hired someone to manage. Also facebook.
Mary Morstan: She doesn't actually exist, it's just one of Holmes's fake Instagram accs where he posted pictures of "Watson's wedding" to escape rumours.
Sir Henry Baskerville: onlyfans with only one subscriber whose username is infusoria666. Everyone but sir Henry himself knows it's Dr. Mortimer. Also Dr. Mortimer tried to set up a travel blog for him but ended up having to post there by himself.
Dr. Mortimer: tumblr blog full of skulls and also a youtube channel. He's also one of the few people who follow Holmes's tobacco telegram, and probably its biggest fan. When they met, he mentioned his youtube channel a lot, hoping that Holmes will ask for a link, but he just ignored even the most obvious hints.
Also:
Baker Street irregulars all have tiktok. They force Watson to watch skibidi toilets.
Lestrade writes with a lot of errors and uses emojis excessively.
Moriarty writes immaculately with all the capital letters and punctuation and periods in the end of every sentence. Holmes does the same but with no capital letters.
Holmes followed Irene Adler from one of his female fake accs. She in turn followed his tobacco channel from a male acc, and commented under one of his posts recommending him to follow a blog on autism.
Once Watson posted a photo of his lunch on his insta and after that a photo of Holmes with a caption "desert :)" and refused to delete it.
Holmes made a youtube channel about beekeeping when he retired.